valley of things unsaid
People can’t hear what you don’t say. No one—not even individuals in really happy couples, or with exceptional hearing—can hear what the other person isn’t saying.
James J. Sexton • How to Stay in Love: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together
When just starting out, the two people may need to overcome resentment which has built up under the surface and festered under their wounds. Detached individuals will likely feel a surge of anxiety the first several times they contemplate opening up. In time, if both parties follow this communication style and use it consistently, both issues shoul
... See moreAdam Smith • Slaying Your Fear: A guide for people who grapple with insecurity
A relationship is a container in which two people can draw each other's spirit, through love, up from the depths and near to the surface of Being, where it can most easily be accessed and made manifest. To honor the natural sacredness of love is first to honor one's own, until one can recognize it in others, and include it in the scope of one's spi... See more
Vivid Void • A Relationship Manifesto
Say what we mean, and mean what we say. If we don’t know what we mean, be quiet and think about it.